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"les miserables" is almost three hours. >> and a whop iping 2:49, "neverending." >> they should all be called the never ending story. >> one word of advice, go to the toilet before the movie started. >> reporter: why try to hold the moviegoers attention so long. many say blame it on oscar. there's a feeling in hollywood the academy won't take a best picture contender seriously if it's under two hours. this time of year, studios are racing to release these epics before the oscar deadlines. >> any film that opens on christmas day is also eligible for oscar. >> reporter: long oscars is nothing new. "gone with the wind" was almost four hours but included an intermission. >> frankly my dear, i don't give a damn. >> reporter: they don't seem to mind. >> if i'm involved in the subject matter, i'm all for it. >> reporter: experts predict a record box office take of almost $11 millions this year, a sign sup supersized movies may be around a very long time. >> is she or isn't she? jessica simpson finally addressed weeks of rumors whether she is expecting a second child. the 32-year-old singer wh
"les miserables" is almost three hours. >> and a whop iping 2:49, "neverending." >> they should all be called the never ending story. >> one word of advice, go to the toilet before the movie started. >> reporter: why try to hold the moviegoers attention so long. many say blame it on oscar. there's a feeling in hollywood the academy won't take a best picture contender seriously if it's under two hours. this time of year, studios are racing to release...
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around every day my whole life doing only what i thought everybody would agree with, i'd be the most miserable human being in the universe. >> it's the morning of thanksgiving at scott's mother's house. the moore family are trying their best to forget the reality and stresses of living in new mexico. >> anyone who thinks that we are different or strange can go jump off a cliff for all i care. >> i mean, i know it might be hard but just because i'm transgender doesn't change since i've had a baby. that's not constantly all i think about. i don't think about how different i am. >> too much of our time in life is focused on negative things. and i think when you focus on the negative, you're giving the negative the power because it's these memories that kids will hold with them forever. >> you're missing the this and the that. >> being transgendered can put enormous pressure on family relationships. although scott's parents are separated, his dad's popped in briefly to say hello before dinner. >> my dad is kind of like -- it's just like an awkward communication gap there, i guess. i have to go to
around every day my whole life doing only what i thought everybody would agree with, i'd be the most miserable human being in the universe. >> it's the morning of thanksgiving at scott's mother's house. the moore family are trying their best to forget the reality and stresses of living in new mexico. >> anyone who thinks that we are different or strange can go jump off a cliff for all i care. >> i mean, i know it might be hard but just because i'm transgender doesn't change...
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we bonded over the fact that we were both so entirely miserable on that. >> you had one sketch on in a full year. >> if that and it was cut between dress and air. we bonded over unhappiness approximate we will also remain happiness over it. >> seriously, i had my office that i had things i tape to the wall. a quote that you made for some reason was on the calendar. it said i love larry david. one of the funniest men alive and a gifted writer and he once threatened to kill dick epperson. that's a great quote. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. >> what has worked for me may not work for you. take for instance, wh
we bonded over the fact that we were both so entirely miserable on that. >> you had one sketch on in a full year. >> if that and it was cut between dress and air. we bonded over unhappiness approximate we will also remain happiness over it. >> seriously, i had my office that i had things i tape to the wall. a quote that you made for some reason was on the calendar. it said i love larry david. one of the funniest men alive and a gifted writer and he once threatened to kill dick...
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get to all that in a moment, but first, we begin with a massive winter storm that made holiday travel miserable for millions of americans, including me! winter storm euclid -- what, are we naming snowstorms now? euclid. you can lid? well, euclid blanketed much of the eastern half of the country yesterday, dropping blizzard-like conditions and record snowfall in the midwest, and by late afternoon, euclid moved northeast, bringing traffic to a standstill, forcing the cancellation of more than 1,500 flights on one of the busiest travel days of the year. the weather channel's mike seidel has more on the massive christmas storm. >> reporter: a major snowstorm has dumped over a foot of snow across parts of the midwest. indiana got hit hard. high winds adding to the misery there. >> it's a lot better with the four-wheel-drive, but it, yeah, it's definitely a doozy out there. >> reporter: and there's lots of snow in little rock, too. folks there had the snowiest christmas ever with nine inches. and it's making getting anywhere almost impossible. ice is coating windshields, branches and power lines. >>
get to all that in a moment, but first, we begin with a massive winter storm that made holiday travel miserable for millions of americans, including me! winter storm euclid -- what, are we naming snowstorms now? euclid. you can lid? well, euclid blanketed much of the eastern half of the country yesterday, dropping blizzard-like conditions and record snowfall in the midwest, and by late afternoon, euclid moved northeast, bringing traffic to a standstill, forcing the cancellation of more than...
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tomorrow is "less miserables" and with a look and preview of what's hitting the big screen, kim ser afin. so, les mis is getting the attention? >> yes. long awaited movie. everyone has been talking about this. hugh jackman is incredible in it, and of course anne hathaway is talking about her performance of "i dream the dream." she's already been nominated for s.a.g. awards. >> interesting about that film, too, is how they sang it live. it wasn't sung later or prerecorded. >> exactly. they didn't do these a month in advance and lip seven. they all had earpieces in their ears, listening to piano music accompanies them. people were applauding in the movie theater about this film, because the performances are so strong, so emotional. it is balling they sung it live on set. it was a bit controversial at first, but it really makes the film. it's long, about 2 hours and 40 minutes, but this has such a huge fan base built in. it did get mixed reviews, but the musical when it first opened had mixed reviews. >> so let's talk about friday. what's coming up? >> also i should mention you also have dj
tomorrow is "less miserables" and with a look and preview of what's hitting the big screen, kim ser afin. so, les mis is getting the attention? >> yes. long awaited movie. everyone has been talking about this. hugh jackman is incredible in it, and of course anne hathaway is talking about her performance of "i dream the dream." she's already been nominated for s.a.g. awards. >> interesting about that film, too, is how they sang it live. it wasn't sung later or...
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. >> on a miserable winter night in detroit, mico drives us down a stretch of his turf, where the city's hardcore prostitutes work. >> everyone knows in the detroit area go to 8 mile. >> despite the nasty weather our tour guide predicts there will be women out working the streets. >> i'd be really surprised if we don't see a couple because like i said, this is the main stroll for people that know that any girl, any type of shape, figure, or look, can come on 8 mile usually, 24/7, and get action, or you know, make some money. >> mico spots a young woman who appears to be working near a gas station. >> hey, how are you doing? >> but she is understandably spooked by our cameras. >> i think she was a little gun-shy about getting filmed. >> a quick turn off 8 mile and onto john r. street puts us in the middle of another hot spot. >> this is the john r. stroll. on your average night there's usually like starting at 8 mile you'll see one or two girls at the gas station, one at the party store. i see a couple crack dealers. a lot of dope houses down here. a lot of girls hang out in dope houses.
. >> on a miserable winter night in detroit, mico drives us down a stretch of his turf, where the city's hardcore prostitutes work. >> everyone knows in the detroit area go to 8 mile. >> despite the nasty weather our tour guide predicts there will be women out working the streets. >> i'd be really surprised if we don't see a couple because like i said, this is the main stroll for people that know that any girl, any type of shape, figure, or look, can come on 8 mile...
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in december 2008, shortly before leaving office, the job approval rating sunk to miserable 27%. congress was a thorn in the side of second-term presidents. it's a question of whether president obama forges a closer working relationship with congress this time around and then the second-term scandal. clinton dom natded and ended after a year because lewinski scandal began. congressional investigation and impeachment and then completely derailed any agenda he hoped to push in that second four years. >> i have to go back to work on my state of the union speech. and i worked on it until pretty late last night. but i want to say one thing to the american people. i want you to listen to me. i'm going to say this again. i did not have sexual relations with that woman. miss lewinski. >> though ronald reagan pushed through a tax overhaul in the second term he also became embroiled in the iran-contra affair. >> a few months ago i told the american people i did not trade arms for hostages. my heart and best intentions still tell me that's true but the facts and evidence tell me it is not.
in december 2008, shortly before leaving office, the job approval rating sunk to miserable 27%. congress was a thorn in the side of second-term presidents. it's a question of whether president obama forges a closer working relationship with congress this time around and then the second-term scandal. clinton dom natded and ended after a year because lewinski scandal began. congressional investigation and impeachment and then completely derailed any agenda he hoped to push in that second four...
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bush's approval rating had dropped to a miserable 47%. it's a real question whether president obama will be able to forge a closer-working relationship with congress this time around. and then, of course, there's the second term scandal. clinton's second term dominated, basically ended after a year because the le wrkwinsky scanda began which completely derailed any agenda he hoped to push in that second four years. >> i have to go back to work on my state of the union speech. and i worked on it until pretty late last night. but but i want to say one thing. i did not have sexual relations with that woman, ms. lewinsky. >> ronald reagan pushed through a tax overhaul, he also became embroiled in the iran contra affair. >> a few months ago, i told the american people i did not trade arms for hostages. my heart and my best intentions still tell me that's true. but the facts and the evidence tell me it is not. >> there is a bright side. if lincoln hadn't had a second term, he wouldn't have won the war. still, second terms, they don't last four
bush's approval rating had dropped to a miserable 47%. it's a real question whether president obama will be able to forge a closer-working relationship with congress this time around. and then, of course, there's the second term scandal. clinton's second term dominated, basically ended after a year because the le wrkwinsky scanda began which completely derailed any agenda he hoped to push in that second four years. >> i have to go back to work on my state of the union speech. and i worked...
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and would i reduce them to a miserable pile of goo by the end of the primary process? yes, i would because, you know what? republicans understand. republicans understand that sometimes taxes have to be raised. but, again, they're not willing to do that if the democrats and republicans don't come forward with real spending cuts. and that's never happened in my lifetime. so why do i believe now, peter, i go back to the question -- >> i think it's the same question. >> -- because i will not raise taxes just so politicians can be reckless with spending for another four years. i won't do it. >> here's the deal. if you're holding out the promise of solving medicare, i'm very worried there isn't a set of policies out there that can do that. so that's why one motivation may be to focus a little bit more, even though it's not the big fiscal problem on social security -- >> you're just not going to. >> you're not going to get a full medicare solution because one doesn't exist. >> that's what the problem is. >> and there's a lot we could do, but don't hold out the false promise o
and would i reduce them to a miserable pile of goo by the end of the primary process? yes, i would because, you know what? republicans understand. republicans understand that sometimes taxes have to be raised. but, again, they're not willing to do that if the democrats and republicans don't come forward with real spending cuts. and that's never happened in my lifetime. so why do i believe now, peter, i go back to the question -- >> i think it's the same question. >> -- because i...